The Imps moved five points clear at the top of League Two thanks to Mark O’Hara’s second half header.

Shortly before the goal, Danny Cowley made a tactical change as he replaced Matt Rhead with Danny Rowe.

And it quickly paid off as O’Hara nodded home his first goal for the club on 69 minutes from Harry Anderson’s cross.

“I’m pleased with the players and the qualities they showed,” said Cowley. “They are all the qualities we hold dear – resilience and durability.

“I thought we were relentless. We had 35 box entries in the first half. If we’re being critical, we needed to be a bit calmer and show more composure in the final action. As a consequence, we didn’t find the goal we would have liked.